Language name and locationː Drubea, New Caledonia [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区杜鲁比亚语 (比亚语 Dumea), 新喀里多尼亚岛南部地区

 

1. tàa, tàaxɛ

21.  taajiɛ-mí-tàaxɛ

2. pʌ́rùu(xɛ)

22.  taajiɛ-mí-pʌ́rùu(xɛ)

3. pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ(xɛ)

23.  taajiɛ-mí-pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ(xɛ)

4. pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ(xɛ)

24.  taajiɛ-mí-pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ(xɛ)

5. tàakũxɛ (litː 'one hand')

25.  taajiɛ-mí-tàakũxɛ

6. tàakũxɛ-mí-tàa-nɔ́ɔtaa     (5+1)

26.  taajiɛ-mí-tàakũxɛ-mí-tàa-nɔ́ɔtaa

7. tàakũxɛ-mí-pʌ́rùu-nɔ́ɔtaa (5+2)

27.  taajiɛ-mí-tàakũxɛ-mí-pʌ́rùu-nɔ́ɔtaa

8. tàakũxɛ-mí-pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ-nɔ́ɔtaa   (5+3)

28.  taajiɛ-mí-tàakũxɛ-mí-pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ-nɔ́ɔtaa 

9. tàakũxɛ-mí-pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ-nɔ́ɔtaa (5+4)

29.  taajiɛ-mí-tàakũxɛ-mí-pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ-nɔ́ɔtaa

10. pʌ́rùukũxɛ ( litː 'two hands')

30.  tajiɛ-xɛ-mí-pʌ́rùukũxɛ (20+10)

11. pʌ́rùukũxɛ-mí-tàa-nɔ́ɔtaa

40.  pʌ́rùu-jie  (litː 'two persons')

12. pʌ́rùukũxɛ-mí-pʌ́rùu-nɔ́ɔtaa

50.  pʌ́rùu-jie-mí-pʌ́rùukũxɛ

13. pʌ́rùukũxɛ-mí-pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ-nɔ́ɔtaa

60.  pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ-jie (litː 'three persons') 

14. pʌ́rùukũxɛ-mí-pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ-nɔ́ɔtaa

70.  pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ-jiexɛ-mí-pʌ́rùukũxɛ

15. pɛ́tîîkũxɛ ( litː 'three hands' )

80.  pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ-jie (litː 'four persons') 

16. pɛ́tîîkũxɛ-mí-tàa-nɔ́ɔtaa

90.  pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ-jie-mí-pʌ́rùukũxɛ

17. pɛ́tîîkũxɛ-mí-pʌ́rùu-nɔ́ɔtaa

100. tàakũ-jie  (litː 'five persons')

18. pɛ́tîîkũxɛ-mí-pɛ́tĩ̀ĩ-nɔ́ɔtaa

200. pʌ́rùukũ-jiɛ (litː 'ten persons')

19. pɛ́tîîkũxɛ-mí-pɛ́vʊ̀ʊ-nɔ́ɔtaa

1000. pʌ́rùu-jie-mí-pʌ́rùukũxɛ-mí-taajiɛ

20. taajiɛ-xɛ (litː 'one person')

2000. tàakũ-jie--mí-taajiɛ

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Ian Flaws,  Summer Institute of Linguistics, New Caledonia. September 1, 1991. Data source: Paita, Yvonne and Tadahiko Shintani, 1983, Dictionnaire de la language de Paita, Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan. Mme Boehe-Tindao Laure, Antenne drubea-kapumë de l'Académie des Langues Kanak, April 15, 2014.
供资料的语言学家: Mr. Ian Flaws, 1991 年 9 月 1 日, Mme Boehe-Tindao Laure, 2015 年 4 月 15 日.

 

Other comments: Drubea or Dumea has a traditional quinary, vigesimal counting system based on 'hand' and 'person'. Nowadays, the Drubea people may use French numbers after five. Drubea is a tonal Austronesian language. Note that the additional numerals 21 to 29, 200, 1,000 (literally, fifty persons') and 2,000 (literally, one hundred persons') are provided by Mrs. Boehe-Tindao Laure. Drubea is spoken by about 1,200 speakers in west coast of South province, New Caledonia.


 

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